At Blockbusters across the country, Everything Must Go! Pretty soon, the rental chain's remaining locations will be closed, so last week, workers sifted through the rubble of their once thriving businesses and prepared the stores for the final rite of retail: The liquidation. »11/19/13 5:08pm 11/19/13 5:08pm

Last night I walked into my local Blockbuster and bought their "Next Register Please" sign. They were selling it for $5. The whole process felt like buying a corpse. Or, at the very least, a corpse's cufflinks. »11/19/13 12:51pm 11/19/13 12:51pm

It's a near-guarantee that you haven't been to a Blockbuster this year, or possibly this decade. And after today's announcement that the company is shutting down its 300 remaining stores, you likely never will again. But that doesn't mean that video stores have outlived their usefulness—or, especially, that streaming… »11/06/13 2:26pm 11/06/13 2:26pm

Ring ring ring, all aboard the content-mobile. Roku doesn't have the best interface, but there's now an officially overwhelming amount of stuff to watch on those little pucks. »1/07/13 3:00am 1/07/13 3:00am

The tech world is full of flops. This ain't them; some of these companies and their products were monstrously successful for a time; others never even had the high expectations and hype required for something to earn the title "flop". »5/22/12 2:30pm 5/22/12 2:30pm

Here are two nouns you probably haven't thought about in a long while: TiVo and Blockbuster, vestiges of the way we used to watch moving images in the recent past. Like what, Friends? Dante's Peak? I forget. Now they're divorcing. »2/19/12 9:30pm 2/19/12 9:30pm

While Netflix is happy to kowtow to Warner Brothers Studio's title-delaying demands, Redbox is having none of it. The curbside video rental chain just let its contract with WB expire over the issue—allowing Redbox to rent its WB catalog ahead of the competition. »1/31/12 11:57pm 1/31/12 11:57pm

Watch out Netflix, big blue's coming for you. Dish Network subscriptions are getting bundled up with a new service called Blockbuster Movie Pass, which includes Blockbuster's DVD-by-Mail and a new media streaming service. The bottom line? More titles than Netflix. »9/23/11 1:00pm 9/23/11 1:00pm

The Swedish streaming music company Spotify is looking to start offering movies, too, says Techcrunch. The service probably won't be available until fall, but subscribers will get to view movies before they're available for anyone else. TC also says the movies will be watchable worldwide. [TechCrunch]i »4/28/11 4:07pm 4/28/11 4:07pm

As technology marches on, it brings with it a whole new set of maladies. Just as keyboards have given rise to carpal tunnel syndrome, another innovation has created an ailment just as awful. Let us warn you about Netflix Streaming Syndrome. »4/25/11 10:20am 4/25/11 10:20am

The Onion reports that Netflix has "finally reached its long-term goal of constructing a chain of easily accessible stores." A monthly subscription fee was fine for the interim, but I think we can all agree that late fees are where the real money is in the video rental business. [The Onion] »2/25/11 11:40am 2/25/11 11:40am

You could argue that the Blockbuster employee was merely looking out for Peterborough Mayor Keith Sharp's best interests—saving him 90 precious minutes!—but Sharp was not happy about being banned from renting the movie. »1/14/11 7:20am 1/14/11 7:20am